Robert Welsh vs AliceintheRabbitHole on NARS Alpine Rush Blush and Highlight Cheek Palette

Two independent experts reviewed NARS Alpine Rush Blush and Highlight Cheek Palette about 4 weeks apart and disagreed: Robert Welsh calls it nay, AliceintheRabbitHole calls it mixed. Here is what each of them actually said.

62%
Guru Score from 2 independent experts
Nay or Mixed?
11 October 2026
Nay
I love a Nars blush, but this looks incredibly boring. It's never any different from Nars, and we [...] get the same shades in the same kind of palette every single year at Christmas. Give us something a little bit different. Not [...] in love with it, and some of those shades look ashy and dusty too.
16 September 2026
Mixed
This is a squishy palette. It has blush and highlighter. My favorite shade so far is Mad Love, which is described as a mauve. [...] I do think it's pretty. I just kind of wish there was a little more depth going on in this palette. I guess I just wish it was a little more well-rounded of a palette.

Where they part company

Robert Welsh calls NARS Alpine Rush Blush and Highlight Cheek Palette nay. AliceintheRabbitHole calls it mixed. Two experts, one product, takes about 4 weeks apart, and opposite conclusions. Their own words are above; we are not going to tell you which of them is right.

What the whole panel says

These two are not the only voices on NARS Alpine Rush Blush and Highlight Cheek Palette. Across every independent expert take we hold, it carries a Guru Score of 62% from 2 experts, which is the share of them who approved it. See every take on it →

Why we only pair takes from the same month

A formula gets reworked, a price moves, and a product people loved in one year is not the product they are handed in the next. Two takes far apart in time can look like a disagreement when they are really a description of a product that changed. So a face-off only pairs experts whose videos went up within a month of each other, and neither take here is sponsored.

Common questions

Do Robert Welsh and AliceintheRabbitHole agree about NARS Alpine Rush Blush and Highlight Cheek Palette?

No. Robert Welsh calls it nay and AliceintheRabbitHole calls it mixed.

What is the Guru Score for NARS Alpine Rush Blush and Highlight Cheek Palette?

62%, drawn from 2 independent expert reviews. That is the share of the experts we hold takes from who approved it.

Are either of these takes sponsored?

No. A face-off excludes any pair where either expert's take is a paid placement, because a sponsored take set against an independent one is not a fair comparison.

When did each of them say this?

Robert Welsh on 11 October 2026, and AliceintheRabbitHole on 16 September 2026, about 4 weeks apart.

More on this product: every expert take we hold, or browse the experts themselves.